On Wednesday and Thursday, the Veracruz Public Security Secretariat, with the state prosecutor’s office, the Navy, the Defence Ministry, the National Guard and municipal police, carried out coordinated operations that included seizures of herb the authorities said had the characteristics of marijuana.[1][2][3][4][5] In actions the secretariat linked to alleged crimes against health, officers seized 31 small bags of that herb and 60 doses of a substance they compared to crystal methamphetamine, along with cash, mobile phones, a bicycle, two motorcycles and two cars that were not reported stolen.[6][7][8][2][3]
In Perote, men detained over alleged illegal possession of a firearm were also found with seven small bags of marijuana-like herb, a short firearm and live cartridges.[1][7][8][2][3][4][5] In Cotaxtla, during operations at businesses that ship parcels, officers seized 4 kilograms of green herb with the characteristics of marijuana.[1][6][7][8][9][3][4][5]
In searches supporting the state prosecutor’s office in Tlapacoyan, Tepetzintla, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Álamo Temapache, Misantla, Cerro Azul, Yanga, Altotonga, Jalacingo, Huatusco, Perote, Tehuipango, Boca del Río, Tierra Blanca, Carlos A. Carrillo, Isla, Saltabarranca, San Andrés Tuxtla and Coatzacoalcos, officers seized two doses, 22 small bags, six bags, four cigarettes, one plant and one package of green herb they said resembled marijuana.[1][7][8][2][3][4] Those same searches also produced crystal-like doses, weapons, ammunition, magazines, jewellery, cash, phones, radios, tactical equipment, vehicle plates and motorcycles.[1][2] The people detained, and the seized items and vehicles, were turned over to the competent authorities.[6][8][2][3]
Imagen del Golfo dated the searches as 28 and 29 October 2026.[8]
